Trusts & Estates Editorial Guidelines & Process

Jan 19, 2018

Trusts & Estates is primarily a peer-review journal written by experts for professionals in the wealth management industry. Only very few articles are reported by journalists.

We are always looking for writers with interesting ideas for articles. But please keep in mind that Trusts & Estates readers are professionals who have an average of 25 years experience serving the nation’s wealthiest families; their clients have at least $10 million in assets to invest. Articles must be timely, sophisticated, scholarly and cutting-edge.

A note to expert authors: Please check the Trusts & Estates online archive to see if the magazine already has published an article on your proposed topic—or to see what the magazine hasn’t done yet, but should.

A note to publicists: If you’re trying to publicize a product, service, person or company please send your press releases to [email protected]

HAVE A NEWS TIP OR A STORY IDEA AND DON'T WANT TO WRITE IT UP? Email to Susan Lipp , editor in chief, Trusts & Estates magazine, [email protected]

IF YOU WISH TO WRITE A FEATURE ARTICLE, submit your ideas for articles by e-mail. Include:

a few paragraphs describing the article you would like to write;

a few paragraphs of biographical information showing your qualifications to write the article. Please be careful to disclose whether you have any commercial connection to the ideas your article discusses.

Your article suggestion and biographical material will be forwarded to the appropriate T&E advisory board members for review. They and the editors will decide whether the topic is appropriate for publication in the magazine. Please email; do not telephone, to follow up your submission.

The piece is published.Important Note: Articles slated for one issue may be published later, due to space and other considerations. There is no guarantee that a particular article will appear in a particular issue.

• Deadlines—Are set by the editors. Rule of thumb: Article proposals must be submitted about four months prior to issue date. Drafts are due six weeks prior to issue date.

• Editorial Calendar — Available online at Wealthmanagement.com Specific features and committee reports are designated for each issue. That means the editors are looking for articles specifically on those topics for those months. But any good topic will be considered for any month.

• Length—For Features: minimum is about 850 words; maximum is 2,500 words. For opinion writing: minimum is 700 words; maximum is 2,500 words. News items for briefing section can be as little as 200 words.

• Online Archive—is available to subscribers at Wealthmanagement.com. Please, before submitting an article idea, check to see if the magazine has written on the particular topic.

• Peer Review— T&E is primarily a peer-review journal. Advisory board members approve the article topic and drafts. They may make editorial suggestions. For a list of T&E advisory board members, visit Wealthmanagement.com

•Pictures—All authors must submit a headshot photo for inclusion in the contributor’s page.